DIY Pipe Cleaner Pumpkin
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Are you looking for a cute, fun, and easy Fall craft? You will love this beaded DIY pipe cleaner pumpkin.
I love pipe cleaner crafts because they give me something to do with my hands and always turn out so nicely.
Pipe cleaner crafts are also great for kids. If you have a little one who needs to work on fine motor skills, you can do this pipe cleaner craft with them.
This pumpkin is easy to make and turns out super cute. It is adorable and would be a great homemade addition to your fall décor.
It would also look great on your Thanksgiving tablescape, especially if you make a few of them and group them together. Let’s get started on this sweet little pumpkin!
Supplies You’ll Need
- Orange pipe cleaners
- Brown pipe cleaner
- Green pipe cleaner
- Orange pony beads (6x9mm) (around 200 beads)
- Pencil
- Scissors
How to Make DIY Pipe Cleaner Pumpkin
Step 1. To begin, take all your orange pipe cleaners, except for the smallest one and line them up next to each other. Make sure that all the ends of the pipe cleaners are even with each other.
Step 2. Now, take your smallest piece of orange pipe cleaner and position it horizontally behind your lined up orange pipe cleaners, in the center.
Step 3. Wrap this small piece of orange pipe cleaner tightly around all the other orange pipe cleaners so that they are all held together firmly.
Step 4. Now, fan out your pipe cleaner ends so that they form a star-like shape. To do this, pull each pipe cleaner individually until you have that star shape.
When you are done, you should have twelve pipe cleaner ends, still held together in the middle.
Step 5. It is time to start adding your beads. Begin stringing beads onto one of your pipe cleaners.
Leave about an inch of space on the end.
Step 6. Continue to do this with all your pipe cleaners until each one has beads. I initially used about 17 beads on each string, but I think that adding 16 beads is better because it will make the next step easier.
Step 7. Bring all the pipe cleaner ends together.
Step 8. While carefully holding your pipe cleaner ends together, twist them tightly to form a stem shape.
Step 9. Now, get your brown pipe cleaner and start wrapping it around the stem, starting from the bottom of the stem.
Step 10. Keep wrapping until you have wrapped the entire stem.
Step 11. Now, begin to form your pumpkin shape. To do this, hold the stem and bend all the pipe cleaners downwards so that they form a pumpkin shape.
Get your green pipe cleaner and wrap it twice around the brown stem.
Step 12. Curl the loose ends of your green pipe cleaner around a pencil. Your pipe cleaner pumpkin is complete!
How Long Do These DIY Pipe Cleaner Pumpkins Take to Make?
One of the best things about this pipe cleaner pumpkin craft is that it comes together super quickly. Stringing the beads should take you about 10 minutes in total.
The rest of the project involves assembling the pumpkin. These tasks should add up to about 10 minutes as well.
All in all, you can make your own pipe cleaner pumpkin in about 20 minutes. This makes it a great rainy-day project or weekend project.
It is simple enough to make alongside little ones. Because it is such a simple and quick craft, you could even make several in one afternoon!
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DIY Pipe Cleaner Pumpkin
Equipment
- Scissors
Materials
- Orange pipe cleaners
- Brown pipe cleaner
- Green pipe cleaner
- Orange pony beads 6x9mm (around 200 beads)
- Pencil
Instructions
- Line up all your orange pipe cleaners next to each other.
- Position your smallest orange pipe cleaner horizontally behind the other pipe cleaners, in the center.
- Wrap your small pipe cleaner around all the other orange pipe cleaners so that they are all held together firmly.
- Fan your pipe cleaner ends out so that they form a star-like shape.
- Add your beads. Leave about an inch of space on the end of each pipe cleaner.
- Continue to do this with all your pipe cleaners until each one has beads.
- Bring all the pipe cleaner ends together.
- While holding your pipe cleaner ends together, twist them tightly to form a stem shape.
- Wrap your brown pipe cleaner around the stem, starting from the bottom.
- Keep wrapping until you have wrapped the entire stem.
- Form your pumpkin shape by holding the stem and bending all the pipe cleaners downwards so that they form a pumpkin shape. Wrap your green pipe cleaner twice around the brown stem.
- Curl the loose ends of your green pipe cleaner around a pencil. Your pipe cleaner pumpkin is complete!
